And we are back! The first month of the year is already throwing us COVID curve balls and snowballs but we are rising to the occasion. As an industry, we are not just moving through, we are thriving in many ways in our newfound normal, even if it does feel eerily like March 2020 all over again. Head’s up… let’s go! It will be Spring before the blink of an eye.

Columbia’s Gray, Burruss, Bedard, Stevens & Brenner start the new year as they ended it, with Adele’s “Easy on Me” sitting in the # 1 spot on the chart. Lil Nas X’s “THAT’S WHAT I WANT” is heading toward the Top 5 while Chlöe’s “Have Mercy” (Parkwood) is Top 20 bound… And we hear there’s a “lil smoke” coming soon. Stay tuned.

Republic’s Spangler & Romeo had the Most Added track at Pop this week with The Weeknd’s newest single “Sacrifice” (XO), which pulled in 118 adds and is already making its way toward the Top 30. Glass Animals’ “Heat Waves” was one of the week’s Top 5 Greatest Gainers and moves Top 3. Post Malone & The Weeknd’s collaboration “One Right Now” is heading Top 10 with 170 stations on board. Taylor Swift’s “Message in a Bottle (Taylor’s Version)” is moving into the Top 15 and posted strong PTL Scores at Z100 & KIIS. Swedish House Mafia’s “Moth to a Flame” f/The Weeknd is making its way to the Top 15 and the trio has officially been confirmed as a Coachella headliner.

RCA’s Rothschild, Maldonado, JR & Daddio start off the year HOT by putting three tracks in the first addboard of 2022. Doja Cat’s “Woman” (Kemosabe) grabs 96 adds as it moves up inside the Top 20, while Latto’s “Big Energy” pulls in 59 more adds and has just joined the Top 30, and SZA’s “I Hate U”—which hit #1 on U.S. Spotify and Apple upon release—scored 38 adds and debuts on the chart this week. Doja Cat’s “Need to Know” is also Top 3.

Warner’s Chester & Dyer have Benson Boone’s “GHOST TOWN” eyeing the Top 25 with 16 new adds this week, including KMXV, WNKS and WEZB. Just a week before official impact, XHTZ, WXXL, KBFF and seven others posted on The Walters’ “I Love You So,” so you can say they’re off to a great start (and have 260m+ Spotify streams to back up that statement).

In2une’s Connone & Lucek got a New Year’s surprise with Lauren Spencer-Smith’s “Fingers Crossed,” which exploded over the holidays and is one of the most talked about unsigned projects out there… While they await the official label signing, In2une put it in the Top 10 Most Added column with 28 adds including KIIS, KHTS, KDWB and Z100. “We discovered ‘Fingers Crossed’ on TikTok over the break and felt it had the potential to be something special. Once the song was released and we heard it in its entirety, it was a complete no brainer to put on KIIS immediately,” said Beata Murphy, PD, KIIS. Obviously, this one is already chart bound. THE ANXIETY, WILLOW & Tyler Cole’s “Meet Me at Our Spot” is heading Top 10 with 170+ stations on board.

Epic’s Sackheim, Afloarei & Dimig have all-but-closed-out the panel on GIVĒON’s “For Tonight” (Not So Fast) and it is set to join the Top 20.

Interscope’s Romano & Lopes have moved Elton John & Dua Lipa’s “Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)” into the Top 10 after spending five months on the chart and it is still Top 5 at iTunes. Juice WRLD and Justin Bieber’s ‘Wandered to LA” debuts on the chart with 50+ adds prior to its official impact date.

Def Jam’s Farag & Sheer are kicking off the year with Bieber’s “Ghost” sitting inside the Top 10 and on a closed-out panel!

Virgin’s Halpern & Applegate put another 30 adds on ACRAZE’s “Do It to It” f/Cherish (Thrive Music) and land in the Top 10 Most Added column. The track joins the Top 20 this week with big spins coming in from WPOW, WBBM & WPOI.

Capitol’s Marella, Nolletti, Acampora & Siciliano moved Mae Muller X NEIKED X Polo G’s “Better Days” into the Top 10 as one of the Greatest Gainers this week. The single is also Top 10 at Shazam and pulling in great numbers. Alesso & Katy Perry’s “When I’m Gone” scored 28 adds out of the box this week and found itself in the Top 10 Most Added this week with support from B96, KMVQ, WWWQ and WXSS.

Arista’s Team Petropoulos put Emmy Meli’s “I AM WOMAN” in the Most Added column one week prior to impact with 25 early adds. Early supporters on this one includes HITS1, WKSC, KMVQ and Music Choice.

Music We Love:

Imagine Dragons’ “Enemy” (Interscope)

The Walters “I Love You So” (Warner)